quick update

This is going to be such an abbreviated blog update. I promise never to let this much time go by…

So Austin. It was amazing. It really is like Katy Roe says, Athens on steroids. I loved it. The feel of it, the size, the culture. It really seems to fit Layton and I could see myself there one day. But I’m glad I’m not there now. I wanted this year to be such a drastic change. And San Antonio is so different from any other place I’ve lived. So it’s perfect. I loved meeting Layton’s friends and finally feeling like our moves out here are complete. We have these amazing separate lives in separate cities, yet we are still undeniably connected. It’s inspiring.

Leigh came to visit. I cried in the airport when I saw her, if that gives you any idea of how excited I was that she was here. She ended up staying for a whole week! I took the Monday she was here off. We went exploring around San Antonio. We went to a couple of the missions. Mission Conception and the San Jose Mission. They were beautiful and we took millions of pictures which was good fun. She hung out with the puppies while I was at work and then we got to hang out. She came to work on Wednesday with us. She wasn’t too bored, which is good. A ridiculous cold front came in so when we went to see the Movie in the Park at Hemisfair it was freezing. We had a great time laughing our butts off at the Birds. Great flick. I made her get up bright and early on Friday morning to come watch us do PT at the Eastside Boys and Girls Club where our Make a Difference Day service event took place. She was entertained at least. She came to MADD on Saturday for a bit at the beginning and the end. Matt Lugo and I had a great big group of fraternity men. They were relatively productive; I could have been a stronger leader. But we got the baseball field all beatified, so it worked out. We just hung out for the rest of the weekend. And the crazy ending to her visit was the puppy! Jill found a puppy outside of their apartments and was set on keeping it or finding a home. So Leigh ended up taking it back to Atlanta. It looks like Lexie and Philip are keeping it until they find a home for it (or fall in love with it). It’s an adorable little Koda looking pup. It was great to have her visit and I’m sad she’s gone…

Alright, so the super sad news. Skip to the next paragraph is you like. I found out last Friday (24th of Oct) that Lauren was leaving. She told us on the way to our big community meeting. There is no easy way to describe how much I miss her. She was a blast and I definitely felt like I could relate to her. I loved her spirit and felt so lucky to know her. I know none of that is gone now, but it’s different when she is not right there next to me. It’s going to be harder getting to know her and building our friendship with her all the way back in New York. But it’ll be worth it.

That’s good enough for now.
PAZ.